Sandy Koufax

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY us

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: June 24, 1955 (Age 19-176d, 11,268th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 30-276d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by BBWAA on 344/396 ballots)
View Sandy Koufax's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Sanford Koufax

Nicknames: The Left Arm of God

Pronunciation: \KOE-facks\

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Hall of Fame
MVP
3x Cy Young
3x Triple Crown
7x All-Star
4x World Series
2x WS MVP
5x ERA Title
2x ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.9

165

ERA

2.76

397

314

2324.1

2396

WHIP

1.106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	L,2-15	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	21 (11)	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	26 (4)	May 13	LAD		SFG	L,9-16		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	30 (3)	May 17	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10		6	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
5	33 (2)	May 20	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-3	CG	39	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	36 (2)	May 24	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	39 (2)	May 28	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
8	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	44 (2)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-8	GS	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	48 (3)	Jun 7	LAD		MLN	W,5-2	GS	30	7.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
11	53 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	55 (1)	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,1-12		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (3)	Jun 20	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60	Jun 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-10	GF	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65	Jun 24 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	67 (1)	Jun 27	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	71 (3)	Jul 1	LAD	@	STL	W,9-3	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74 (2)	Jul 5	LAD		CHC	L,1-7	GS	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	86 (11)	Jul 18	LAD		PHI	W,8-6	GS	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87	Jul 19	LAD		PHI	L,2-6	GS	34	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	90 (2)	Jul 23 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	93 (2)	Jul 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	97 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS	32	7.1	3	1	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	101 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS	20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	106 (4)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	109 (2)	Aug 10	LAD		SFG	L,8-12		5	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	111 (1)	Aug 13	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	115 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	LAD		STL	L,7-12	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	120 (4)	Aug 21	LAD		MLN	L,0-4	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 26	LAD		CIN	L,4-6	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	129 (4)	Aug 31	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-14	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	133 (3)	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	W,5-3	GF	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	137 (3)	Sep 7	LAD	@	STL	W,7-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	138	Sep 9	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	142 (3)	Sep 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	146 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	14	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	149 (2)	Sep 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	153 (3)	Sep 26 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							40gm		158.2	6	21	1	28	3